I. Sometimes during the course of history, unforseen events help shape the future of a country that otherwise might have taken longer to happen or never would have occurred at all. Such was the case of a little country called Ruudania, which was nestled in the vast Krumea valley and bordered by the Zaxon and the Mandes Rivers during the 17th century. It was...
by Philip Johnson Chapter One "Paul, it's Dale." "Talk fast because you're signal is breaking up." There was a pause and then Dale said, "That should be better, I was in a bad spot." "That is better, what's up?" "Tina asked me to call and see if you were available to join us for dinner Friday night." "I am available in fact." "Invite a friend if yo...
I was given a day off from work one random Thursday and decided to go for a morning jog. It was a beautiful, late spring day outside and I hadn't gone for a run in a while. The sun was shining brightly but there was still a slight coolness in the air. There was a nice jogging trail through the woods near the edge of the suburbs where I lived, not too far fro...
Ariela, Queen of her recently conquered Northern lands, sat perched on her jewel-studded throne reading the letter through, again and again, trying to decide if what it claimed was true. He had been found, it said. She had fought hard in a brutal conflict to reclaim her stolen throne and with it the Kingdom that she now ruled in a new budding empire of dar...
CHAPTER 1 At thirty-eight Mike Jones had the slumped shoulders of a loser, and for good reason. He'd lost his wife, lost his executive job and had escaped bankruptcy by a whisker and had now slunk home to live with his parents, those events occurring in that order. The job market was tight but he's found a position, at sixty percent of his former salary,...
Part 2 -The Slow Tease Doc was no sooner home than he was at his computer and back at the toy store site. He was now ordering some very special items to add to his collection for their weekend getaway - but items Christina would know nothing about, that is until he surprised her with them. He was determined; this was going to be THE weekend that she begged...
Selena sat expectantly in her hotel room, waiting for a knock at the door. It had been almost one year since she had last seen Demi, after her concert at the TD Garden. Given that she had managed to masterfully avoid any discussion of their relationship that night, the other woman would likely be feeling residual anger. But, she had accepted the invitatio...
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER As I think back on the affair, I consider it to have officially started on a January class trip to the Texas coast. It all caught me off guard really. I didn't even know Sarah was interested in me. I mean once, weeks before this trip, while standing side by side working through a homework problem, she placed her hand on the small of my b...
Oh, oh...and then there was Laurel and the dreaded triangle. Revised, rewritten, and continued from chapter 02: Her name was Laurel. She definitely had a much better name than Barbara, my name. When I thought of her name, I thought of a field of heather. When I thought of her name, I thought of a crown, a white headpiece, and her standing at the altar next...
Christmas was her favorite holiday. She always said it was the joy of it all: gifts, decorations, lights, holiday cheer, family, friends, and the general atmosphere of such a special time of year. She especially loved the snow. Ah yes, twas always the snow that made Christmas complete. She loved nothing more than waking up early Christmas morning, looking ou...